The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-16

| inscriptions made and used IL for the frontis-
piece to his history, and then he set to work to
translate the hicroglyphics, and he had sure
thing OF II, as the saying IL. First he says:
| The stone was found in reclining position,
| with the dorsdi aspect uppermost lThc italics
| are my own.l II was but partially cleaned
| when brought TO the writer and was then clean
| cd with brush, and mds photographed wifhom
manipulation, and the pictures were printed
| without retouching the negative"
After the historian got the mud from his stone
he noticed that ut had once been erected with
the parallel lines perpendicular" and obsorv.
ing the angle marks, his profound knowledge
led him to remember that "anglo stones" were
found upon the great Pyramid, and that they
were placed with the vertcx Of the angle upper
most. So the great historian placed his tablet
In like position and at once recognized certain
characters OF the Greek alphabet upon it,
All OF the detailed account OF the task OF
TRANSMITTING the characters on the stone Is given
by Everhart the Great in his book.
He says: "Thc first left-hand character be-
tween the upper parallel lines is Alpha, tho
second Is Omega, the third u numera the next
a scepter with numeral above, the next
numerals OF order, the next q serpent, symbol
OF lfe.spirit, tho next the sign OF addition, the
next Delta, the next the ligaturcd Greek sign
OF the nflnitur; the cavity between the upper
and lower rows of characters Is to be grouped
with those below the lower row, and represents
first lefthand character in the lower row repre-
sentsa seal or stamp, in use in the third century
before Christ. The next Is another formal the
serpent, associated with numerul, the neXt tho
itgatured character repeated, the next tho
numerals Of order the last the angle marks,
corresponding with the 'nngle stones.'"
So the translator runs on in an easy way
without single halt or staggcr. He knew
Just what he was about, and IL will be seen that
his rendering was good and true one After
he has told what the characters are he comes
nobly to the task Of interpreting them. The
account says: "Thc inscription on the tablet
found in Brushcreek Township is composed of
three forms Of ideation. which are made out to
be demotic, hieroglyphic and Greek. That
these mounds are rude limitations OF the Pyra-
mids for the same purpose is certainly prob
able. The discovery OF the Alpha and Omega
harmonized with the evidence in favor of
thenstic design on the part of the builder of the
great Pyramid.
"The astronomical formulation, interpreting
the characters not found within the parallel
lines. is found in the first verse OF the XIX
Psalm, and is associated with the angle stone
marks. which. II they have any Specification,
may be interpreted Distinguished persons, SER
wants of the Deity, worthy Of the great respect
shown in the entombment."
Then comes the translation: 81 am the Alpha
and the Omega, saith the Lord God, which was
and which is to come, the Almighty; giving
first, power on earth; secondly, the spirit,
added from Heaven without ending"
1.-The heavens declare the glory of Cod as a
seal of His power to bless, first, with life, and
forever these servants"
Historian Everhart takes great many pages
Of his book and great many long words and
scientific terms to lead the gentle reader up to
the fine italics of his translation. His whole ac
count is marked with so much case and so
much positivcness of assertion and statement,
and is, withal, so absurd in places, that it
seems to bear the impress Of fraud upon its
face.
The great effort of his alleged history is the
translation OF the stone tablet. 1t is the feature
OF the book, and the chapter has the place Of
honor. No effort is spared to impress the reader
with sense Of Everharts profound lore His |
conceit protrudes with the frequency of punctu-
the same plate in the book with the picture OF
the stone and its inscription.
II Everhart had made translation of the in
scription found upon tablet that had been cut |
there by another and an older race than ours,
he would deserve both honor and credit.
Unfortunately for himself he merits neither.
Tho inscription on the tablet and its transla- |
tion are fraudulent.
The characters were not on the stone when |
It was found, but were cut into 1t by a man |
whom Everhart paid fifteen dollars for his |
work in making the hieroglyphics for him to de- |
cipher
The person who cut the characters into the !.
tablet states under oath that he did so, and that
he was employed by the great historian. who |
furnished him with the design which he trans |
'erred to the stonc-Frdnk b. LOOn,is, in Gin |
rinndi Commercial Gazette. |